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Issues we poll in Colorado and the Mountain West
Keating Research polls voters on the issues that come before them at the ballot box and the state Capitol, for campaigns, advocates, and public institutions. Each page below lists the work we have done on that issue and the findings that are public.
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Water
Colorado water polling: drought and supply, conservation, the Colorado River negotiations, and water funding measures. Our December 2025 statewide water poll is public.
Water polling in Colorado → -
Environment and conservation
Polling on Colorado conservation, public lands, wildfire, and air quality for campaigns and advocates, including Proposition 137 in 2026.
Environmental and conservation polling in Colorado → -
Taxes, budget, and TABOR
Keating Research has polled the winning side of five statewide Colorado tax and revenue measures since 2019, including Propositions FF, 123, LL, and MM.
Tax and revenue measure polling in Colorado → -
Housing
Polling on affordable housing, zoning, homelessness, and housing funding measures in Colorado, from Proposition 123 to the 2024 housing bills.
Housing polling in Colorado → -
Health care and public health
Polling on health care costs, prescription drugs, public hospitals, school meals, and public health in Colorado, for campaigns, foundations, and health advocates.
Health care and public health polling in Colorado → -
Tobacco and sugary drinks
Polling on flavored tobacco, nicotine, and sugary drink taxes in Colorado for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and public health partners, including Denver Referendum 310.
Tobacco, nicotine, and sugary drink polling in Colorado → -
Education
Polling on K-12 schools, school meals, phones in schools, and higher education in Colorado, for the University of Colorado, Denver Public Schools, and education advocates.
Education polling in Colorado → -
Immigration and public safety
Polling on immigration enforcement, crime, guns, and public safety measures in Colorado, including No on Amendment 81 in 2026 and the 2018 red flag law.
Immigration and public safety polling in Colorado → -
Elections and democracy
Polling on ranked choice voting, voter protections, unaffiliated voters, and election reform in Colorado, plus our public 2026 ballot returns tracker.
Polling on elections, voting, and democracy in Colorado → -
Transportation and transit
Polling on transit, roads, gondolas, and airports in Colorado: Telluride’s SMART gondola measure, the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, Denver and Aurora transportation funding.
Transportation and transit polling in Colorado → -
Data centers
Polling for communities and campaigns opposing new data centers in Colorado: water, power rates, tax breaks, land use, and what moves local voters.
Protecting communities from the impacts of Data Centers →
More issues
- Arts and culture. The 2025 benchmark survey for Citizens for Arts to Zoo, with New Bridge Strategy, on the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
- City and county government. Resident and issue research for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, the City of Aurora, and the Town of Crested Butte.
- New Mexico. Statewide polls on the Public Regulation Commission and a courts legal helpline, and a survey of Democratic primary voters, all in 2026.
Candidate races are on our candidate polling page, and city, county, school, and special district measures on local ballot measures. Our work outside Colorado is on New Mexico polling and Arizona polling.
Questions
What issues does Keating Research poll?
Water, the environment and conservation, taxes and TABOR, housing, health care and public health, tobacco and sugary drinks, education, immigration and public safety, elections and democracy, transportation, and data centers, along with candidate races, in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and the Mountain West.
Who does Keating Research poll for?
Ballot measure campaigns, candidates, foundations and advocacy groups, coalitions working to pass legislation, and public institutions such as the University of Colorado, Denver Public Schools, and Colorado cities and towns.
Are your issue poll results public?
Some are. Our own public polls and the memos clients have released are on our public polling page; other client research stays confidential.
Talk to us about your research
Keating Research is a Colorado & Mountain West polling firm. You work directly with the people who design, field, and analyze your research. We travel throughout Colorado and the Mountain West for in-person work: client meetings, board and staff retreats, and presentations to city councils, commissions, and agencies.
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